USMC BLOOD BROTHERS

( GIFTED TO MY SON ) ( GOT FOR MY SON AFTER HE SHOWED INTERESTED IN COLLECTING COINS ) TEXT FEATURED OF PIECE: FRONT: USMC BLOOD BROTHERS BACK: MARINE SEMPER FIDELIS BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: “BLOOD BROTHERS” IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SYMBOLIZES THE UNBREAKABLE BOND SHARED BETWEEN MARINES WHO HAVE TRAINED, FOUGHT, AND SACRIFICED TOGETHER. THIS BROTHERHOOD IS FORGED THROUGH RIGOROUS TRAINING, COMBAT EXPERIENCE, AND A COMMITMENT TO THE MARINE CORPS VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT. FROM THE GRUELING DAYS OF BOOT CAMP TO THE BATTLEFIELDS WHERE MARINES RELY ON ONE ANOTHER FOR SURVIVAL, THE CONCEPT OF BLOOD BROTHERS REPRESENTS A CONNECTION STRONGER THAN FRIENDSHIP IT IS A LIFELONG PLEDGE TO NEVER LEAVE A FELLOW MARINE BEHIND. THIS BOND HAS BEEN A DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF MARINES THROUGHOUT HISTORY, FROM THE BEACHES OF IWO JIMA TO THE DESERTS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. MARINES SHARE A UNIQUE TRUST THAT TRANSCENDS RANK, BACKGROUND, AND TIME A TRUST THAT CAN ONLY BE BUILT THROUGH SHARED SACRIFICE AND UNWAVERING LOYALTY. THE PHRASE “BLOOD BROTHERS” REFLECTS THE SPIRIT OF ESPRIT DE CORPS, REMINDING EVERY MARINE THAT ONCE THEY EARN THE TITLE, THEY BELONG TO A FAMILY THAT WILL STAND TOGETHER IN LIFE, IN BATTLE, AND BEYOND.